The connection's nae sae loose as all that; the pictsies, a.k.a. Nac mac Feegle, played a pretty significant role in Carpe Jugulum -- "Dere c'n onlie be whin t'ousand!" -- and if I'm telling anyone here anything they didn't know, you need to run, not walk, to the library or bookstore and read the book. Of course, I'd make much the same comment for just about any of the Discworld books.
"But what can they do?" said Magrat.
"Well ... Greebo's frightened of 'em," said Nanny.
...The witches were impressed. Greebo had once brought down an elk. There was practically nothing that he wouldn't attack, including architecture.DHBirr
"If you keep me imprisoned long enough, eventually I will die.... [We] humans cannot live without our freedom. So, if you see me lying lifeless in my cage, come on in, because I'm dead. Really."
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
"But what can they do?" said Magrat.
"Well ... Greebo's frightened of 'em," said Nanny.
...The witches were impressed. Greebo had once brought down an elk. There was practically nothing that he wouldn't attack, including architecture.DHBirr
"If you keep me imprisoned long enough, eventually I will die.... [We] humans cannot live without our freedom. So, if you see me lying lifeless in my cage, come on in, because I'm dead. Really."
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.